Anemia
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Anemia can be a very serious condition and can affect the way you live. If you have anemia, people may say you have tired blood. Thats because anemia - a condition in which there arent enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your tissues can make you feel tired. Many forms of anemia exist, each with its own cause. Anemia can be temporary or long-term, and it can range from mild to severe. Anemia Any condition involving a decrease in the hemoglobin level of the blood below normal. |
The treating of anemia
The treatment for anemia may vary depending on the underlying cause. Your doctor will help determine the best treatment options, such as diet modification, nutritional supplements, or medication, if needed
How anemia is diagnosed
Doctors diagnose anemia through a medical history, physical exam, and blood tests, including a complete blood count. A complete blood count is an automated count of the cells in the blood, and is sometimes referred to as your counts or numbers. It provides information about the red blood cells ,
In many cases, doctors run blood tests as part of a routine physical examination. A complete blood count may indicate that there are fewer red blood cells than normal. Other diagnostic tests may include:
Blood smear examination: Blood is smeared on a glass slide for microscopic examination of red blood cells, which can sometimes indicate the cause of the anemia.
Iron tests: These include total serum iron and ferritin tests, which can help to determine whether anemia is due to iron deficiency.
Hemoglobin electrophoresis: Used to identify various abnormal hemoglobins in the blood and to diagnose sickle cell anemia, the thalassemias, and other inherited forms of anemia. Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy: This test can help determine whether cell production is happening normally in the bone marrow. Its the only way to diagnose aplastic anemia definitively and is also used if a disease affecting the bone marrow (such as leukemia) is a suspected cause of the anemia.
Reticulocyte count: A measure of young red blood cells, this helps to determine if production of red blood cells is at normal levels.
Causes of Anemia
Anemia is a medical condition that occurs when a person does not have enough red blood cells. Possible causes of anemia include: Blood loss, Diseases, Medication side effects, Poor diet, Vitamin or iron, deficiencies.
Symptoms of Anemia
Anemia can be difficult to identify because early symptoms may be mild. In addition, it is easy to mistake some symptoms of anemia for symptoms of other diseases or side effects of medication. As symptoms of anemia worsen, however, they can significantly affect aspects of a persons quality of life.
How anemia affects the body
Anemia is a medical condition that occurs when a person does not have enough red blood cells. Red blood cells are important because they contain hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen from the lungs to the bodys muscles and organs. The body requires oxygen for energy. Therefore, when you are anemic, you may feel tired mentally and physically.
When the number of red blood cells decreases, the heart works harder to deliver oxygen where it is needed throughout the body. Anemia may become worse if it is not treated.
2010-09-01 Water safety
State and federal drinking water rules cut off the acceptable level of nitrates molecules made up of nitrogen and oxygen at 10 milligrams per liter. Amounts above that level are dangerous to infants because they may cause "blue baby" syndrome, a form of anemia that can be fatal. Pregnant women are also at a higher risk of that kind of anemia. Nitrate levels are already close to 10 milligrams per liter at the entry points for the drinking water supply in the Passaic River, without any easing of limits.
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2010-08-31 Tampa Bay Rays Have Multitude of Options to Cure Offensive Anemia With September Call-Ups - Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays Have Multitude of Options to Cure Offensive Anemia With September Call-Ups
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There isn and rsquo;t much precedent for what Culbreath is hoping to do, but aplastic anemia has touched the sports world many times before. Former U. S. National soccer queen Mia Hamm and rsquo;s brother died from complications related to aplastic anemia. John D and rsquo;Amico was a veteran NHL linesman. He was diagnosed with aplastic anemia after his retirement and fought a long battle with leukemia and cancer before passing away in 2005.
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2010-08-27 Medical marvel: Culbreath rejoins Princeton football team The Ithaca Journal
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute identifies aplastic anemia as "a blood disorder in which the bodys bone marrow doesnt make enough new red blood cells" -- blood cells that carry oxygen throughout the body. Severe cases of aplastic anemia can be fatal.
Princeton senior running back Jordan Culbreath, who missed most of the 2009 season after being diagnosed with aplastic anemia, has been medically cleared to return to the field.
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Princeton senior running back Jordan Culbreath, who missed most of the 2009 season after being diagnosed with aplastic anemia, has been medically cleared to return to the field. - College Sports Ithaca NY News local news headlines stories world news
2010-08-26 Some Antioxidants Increase Anemia, Iron Deficiency Risk
We often hear about the benefits of antioxidants, but a group of scientists are warning that some polyphenol antioxidants may increase the risk of iron deficiency and anemia. Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world.
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We often hear about the benefits of antioxidants, but a group of scientists are warning that some polyphenol antioxidants may increase the risk of iro. - Antioxidants deficiency polyphenol polyphenols nutritional anemia study comments health found scientists grape extract script comment i.
2010-08-25 OTL and raquo; Rectal Cancer On The Rise Among Young Adults
A change in bowl habits, anemia, weight loss, diarrhea and rectal bleeding are all signs of rectal cancer and doctors are now urged to do an endoscopic evaluation of all patients who present with those symptoms.
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2010-08-23 Baseball legend Bob Feller, Van Meter native, treated for anemia in Cleveland Des Moines Register Staff Blogs
A spokesperson for the Bob Feller Museum in his native Van Meter told WHO-TV that Feller was battling anemia, a condition that develops when blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells that deliver oxygen to the body.
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REGISTER STAFF AND WHO-TV Iowa baseball hall of fame pitcher Bob Feller has been treated and released at a Cleveland hospital. A spokesperson for the Bob
2010-08-22 Risk factors and correlates for anemia in HIV treatment-naive infected patients: a cross-sectional analytical study
Hematologic manifestations of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are a well-recognized complication of the disease and may be clinically important. Our objective was to determine the risk factors for anemia and its correlation with HIV treatment-naive infected patients without co-infection or opportunistic diseases. FindingsWe performed a cross-sectional comparative study in which HIV treatment-naive infected patients with anemia were compared with a control group of HIV patients without anemia.
The interrelationship between risk factors and anemia was determined. Odds ratio and 95 pct. confidence intervals were calculated, to adjust for the effects of potential confounders and we used a logistic regression model.
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2010-08-20 Sickle cell anemia patients, families say little done for them on Treasure Coast and raquo;
Box: The Sickle Cell Foundation of Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping all people affected by sickle cell anemia free of charge. The foundations mission seeks to improve the quality of life for people affected by sickle cell disease or trait and their families, while educating the public about the blood disorder.
FORT PIERCE As President Barack Obama descended the steps of Air Force One in Miami to attend a fundraiser for Florida Democrats Wednesday evening, U. S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings declined his invitation, opting instead to spread awareness about sickle cell anemia on the Treasure Coast.
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FORT PIERCE As President Barack Obama descended the steps of Air Force One in Miami to attend a fundraiser for Florida Democrats Wednesday evening, U. S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings declined his invitation, opting instead to spread awareness about sickle cell anemia on the Treasure Coast.
